[Sooth2222]

“I heard, ‘pop, pop,' small caliber, and then a rapid succession of shots from what sounded to me like an assault rifle,” said William English, a former Marine and Iraq war veteran who was approaching the front door of the Twin Peaks restaurant for a meeting of biker clubs."

He probably has more expertise regarding the sound an AR makes than the average New York Times reporter.

[TexasGator]

“sounded to me like an assault rifle”

hmmm. Wonder what sound an assault rifle makes. California missed that one when they defined assault rifles.